diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/IFlowService.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/IFlowService.java
index 8d362d1..f39acb5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/IFlowService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/IFlowService.java
@@ -120,4 +120,12 @@
      * @return the network topology.
      */
     Topology getTopology();
+    
+    /**
+     * Get a globally unique flow ID from the flow service.
+     * NOTE: Not currently guaranteed to be globally unique.
+     * 
+     * @return unique flow ID
+     */
+    public long getNextFlowEntryId();
 }